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Why Linux isn't too fat & MS hurts customers

As people make the transition from Windows to the increasingly popular Linux operating system and open source applications, many questions arise. Software consultant Peter van der Linden aims to answer those questions with his new book "Peter van der Linden's Guide to Linux." In this SearchOpenSource.com interview, Van der Linden explains why users should make the jump to Linux for reasons such as cost, security and convenience.

Van der Linden: I don't think there are any interesting differences between Gnome and KDE. I don't think there are any interesting differences between any desktop environments, except Apple's Aqua environment and everything else. Apple is so far ahead of everyone else in desktop environments that it's not even funny.

The Ubuntu MATE project does something very admirable each month. Its makers contribute financially to other open source projects that are being used in the operating system, and that is something that doesn't happen all the often in the FOSS universe.

Wine 1.7 Series Turn Two Years Old, No Sign Of Wine 1.8

Today marks two years since the start of the Wine 1.7 development series. While it's been two years of doing bi-weekly development releases, there's no sign of Wine 1.8.0 being ready for release in the near future.

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Zbigniew Konojacki, the creator of the independent 4MLinux GNU/Linux distribution, announced recently that version 13.1-0.98.7 of his Antivirus Live CD project is now available for download, based on the 4MLinux 13.1 series.

Ubuntu Touch and Ubuntu Desktop to Have Similar Boot Animations Soon

Ubuntu Touch is always receiving updates, and all sort of improvements and regular users get to experience those changes when new OTA update is made available. From the looks of it, one the changes that will come shortly is a new boot screen.

Korora 22 (Selina) available

It has been a long road to the Korora 22 (codename "Selina") release and we're sorry that it has taken so long. However, it is now finally available for download (we strongly recommend using BitTorrent).